Explain the dramatic irony of these lines in Act 4, Scene 3.

-lines 4-8 ( Each new morn
New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows
Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds
As if it felt with Scotland and yelled out
Like syllable of dolor.)

-line 14 (He hath not touched you yet.)

-line 180 (No, they were well at peace when I did leave 'em.

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The dramatic irony in these lines is that the audience knows that Macduff's wife and whole family has been murdered by Macbeth's orders, but Macduff feels lucky that his family  has "not been touched" yet and "were well at peace" when he left them.

Dramatic irony is a form of irony that is expressed through a work's structure.

An audience's awareness of the situation in which a work's characters exist differs substantially from that of the characters'

Explain the dramatic irony of these lines in Act 4, Scene 3.?

The dramatic irony in these lines is that the audience knows Macduff's wife.

The whole family has been murdered by Macbeth's orders, but Macduff feels lucky that his family has "not been touched" yet and "were well at peace" when he left them.

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